The diagnostic tests fit on a postage stamp and cost less than a penny. While other scientists successfully shrank beakers, tubes and centrifuges into diagnostic laboratories that fit into a... Read more
Ultimately the DDU may be able to diagnose a wide range of illness While Star Trek-style multifunctional medical “tricorders” are still in the realm of sci-fi, scientists at the... Read more
Worldwide and in the United States, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being de... Read more
Scientists are reporting an advance toward a fast, inexpensive urine test to detect and monitor the effectiveness of treatment for tuberculosis (TB), which is on a rampage in the developing... Read more
Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consu... Read more
Glucose meters aren’t just for diabetics anymore. Thanks to University of Illinois chemists, they can be used as simple, portable, inexpensive meters for a number of target molecules i... Read more
Laboratory studies by chemical engineers at UC Santa Barbara may lead to new experimental methods for early detection and diagnosis — and to possible treatments — for pathologica... Read more
The Human Genome Project has failed so far to produce the medical miracles that scientists promised. Biologists are now divided over what, if anything, went wrong—and what needs to happen ne... Read more